Mean Surface Temperature — Temperature in (K)[1] based on a similar terrestrial atmosphere to planet mass ratio and a greenhouse effect due to 1 percent of CO2 (assuming an albedo of 0.3 in all cases).

Earth Similarity Index (ESI) — Similarity to Earth on a scale from 0 to 1, with 1 being the most Earth-like. ESI depends on the planet's radius, density, escape velocity, and surface temperature.

Section [Exoplanets] in config.ini file

You can edit config.ini file by yourself for changes of the settings for the Exoplanets plugin - just make it carefully!

ID

Type

Version

Description

Plugin

Stellarium

last_update

string

0.1.2+

0.11.4+

Date and time of last update

update_frequency_hours

int

0.1.2+

0.11.4+

Frequency of updates, in hours

updates_enable

bool

0.1.2+

0.11.4+

Enable updates of exoplanets catalog from Internet

url

string

0.1.2+

0.11.4+

URL of exoplanets catalog

flag_show_exoplanets_button

bool

0.1.11+

0.12.3+

Enable showing button of exoplanets on bottom bar

distribution_enabled

bool

0.1.4+

0.12.0+

Enable distribution mode of display

timeline_enabled

bool

0.1.4+

0.12.0+

Enable timeline mode of display

habitable_enabled

bool

0.2.0+

0.13.0+

Enable habitable mode of display

enable_at_startup

bool

0.1.10+

0.12.2+

Enable displaying exoplanets at starup plugin

exoplanet_marker_color

R,G,B

0.2.0+

0.13.0+

Color for marker of star with planetary system

habitable_exoplanet_marker_color

R,G,B

0.2.0+

0.13.0+

Color for marker of star with planetary system with potential habitable exoplanets

Using the Exoplanets plugin

Enable the tool by clicking the tool-bar button "Load at startup"

Find the stars with exoplanets by their designation (24 Sex as example)

Catalog of stars with exoplanets

You can modify the exoplanets.json file manually using a text editor. If you are using Windows, it is strongly recommended to use an advanced text editor such as Notepad++ to avoid problems with end-of-line characters. (It will also color the JSON code and make it easier to read.)

Warning: Before editing your JSON file, make a backup copy. Leaving out the smallest detail (such as a comma or forgetting to close a curly bracket) will prevent Stellarium from starting.

The path to the directory which contains exoplanets.json is something like: